HACK CANCER + STDS (LAUNCHED 2018)
AN INITIATIVE TO HELP 5 MILLION PEOPLE BY THE YEAR 2021
LAUNCHING STARTUPS, OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL ADVOCACY CAMPAIGNS
OUR GOAL
When we say that everyone has a role to play in fighting cancer and STDs, we mean it. We’re committed to involving 2100+ ideators, 150 hackathon participants, 50 mentors, 25 subject-matter experts, and 20 founders in Hack Cancer + STDs.
OVERVIEW
In 2018, we launched one of our most important initiatives yet – Hack Cancer + STDs to address problems surrounding cancer and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). We’re developing tech startups, open source software projects, and digital marketing campaigns through a series of design thinking labs, support groups, workshops, and hackathons. Participants include middle school students, high school students, college students, teachers, professionals, and entrepreneurs.
We’re looking for people from all backgrounds and skill sets who want to contribute to addressing cancer and STDs with websites, apps, chatbots/digital assistants, artificial intelligence, virtual/augmented reality, analytics, Big Data, IoT, etc. There’s a role for you. Sign up to contribute today!
